Frank Kaufmann

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Frank Kaufmann is a leading Unificationist scholar in the field of comparative religion and a notable world peace activist. He is executive director of the IRFWP, editor in chief of the scholarly journal Dialogue and Alliance, and editor in chief of the New World Encyclopedia.

Frank Kaufmann.
Frank Kaufmann.

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[edit] History and activity

  • Frank Kaufmann has worked in the area of religion and conflict resolution for 29 years in over 65 countries, at times in physical danger and life threatening circumstances.

Peace missions to areas of active conflict include

  • Israel and Palestine
  • Croatian Refugee Camps
  • Eritrea-Ethiopia border
  • Hindu-Muslim conflict in India and Pakistan
  • The southern Philippines
  • The Gulf War
  • Others.

[edit] Collaboration with religious leaders

Work with major, world religious figures includes:

  • Grand Muftis of Syria, Yemen, Israel and Gaza
  • Chief Rabbis in Israel
  • Major leaders of the Russian, Greek and Syrian Orthodox churches
  • Major leaders including Shankaracharyas of Hinduism (in all states and traditions)
  • Major Buddhist leaders (including Tibet, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Japan, and Korea)
  • In the US, widely across the spectrum of the Christian traditions on Christian ecumenism and Protestant-Catholic relations in North and Latin America.

[edit] Instruction areas and public life

[edit] University and graduate school teaching areas

  • World Religions
  • Church History
  • Systematic Theology
  • Religion and Conflict Resolution

[edit] Public life

Advisor, consultant, board member:

  • Religion-Crisis Task Force
  • International Coalition for Religious Freedom.

[edit] Quotes

  • To the best of my knowledge, no religion with a living founder has deliberately shut itself down. [1]

[edit] External links and references



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